The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-22
'KERCHIEFS FOR ALL.
Charming Goods Which Are offered at Re
markedly Low Prices.

markedly Low Prices.
Handkerchiefs now claim great at
tention from fashionable dressers.
There never was time when manu-
facturers produced such lea ltiful goods
in this line as at the present, and prices
were never so low. Only few years
ago we gave twenty-five cents for our
commonest handkerchiefs. and if we
found ourselves at church or calling
upon friend with one of these, we
were positively ashamed lest its coarse
nessswould be detected and thereby the
refinement of our entire toilet destroyed.
Handkerchiefs that would bring, five
years ago, fifty cents each, can now be
had at twenty-four cents. There are
hundreds of new styles seen this season,
and but few plain white handkerchiefs
were noticed, They are embroidered in
white or colors in fancy designs, many
of them being marvels of artistic taste
and workmanship. One lovely speci-
men of fine linen has yellow and black
daisies embroidered in each corner, and
each side shows large dots in yellow,
black and white cottons, forming a
double border around the handkerchief,
each row separated by wide hem
stitching. This style is also depicted
in pink and blue wash cottons with
charming effect. Another handsome
style is in linen lawn, with a deep
border of small pin-head dots embroid-
cred in blue and yellow. Another
shows yellow and red dots over hem
stitched border. and other pretty styles
have little squares of lawn set on the
handkerchief and hemstitched around,
thus forming a border. These are very
fine and dainty, and can be bought at
twenty-four cents each.
All white handkerchiefs show narrow
hemstitched borders and above these
are four rows of hemstitching, the
space between being the width of the
hem. A pretty style has scalloped
edge embroidered in dark blue and in
each scallop is a yellow dot, above
which is a vein of yellow and blue emu
broidery. A novelty border is of small
embroidered leaves in autumn red,
which form block patterns into the
handkerchief above the scallopcd edge.
An odd and pretty design on a
white handkerchief has a two-inch
border in black showing embroidered
spots in red and pink, the edge fin
ished in small points and button
hole stitched with yellow. Another
style has embroidered points in yellow
with a yellow band above. Handsome
novelties are in deep rose pink, en-
broidered in white, and dainty pinks
in pink and heliotrope show pointed
edges button-holed with white, and
daisies embroidered in white, forming
deep border.
Lovely patterns are seen in printed
handkerchiefs. and many of these are
in novel designs and combinations in
colors.
Beautiful indeed are those in fine
linen lawn having wide hem, hem
stitched; the double lines taken out in
alternate squares, the single square be-
IliC luCoO
Another, extremely fine and ladylike,
has an embroidered pointed edge. about
an.inch above which is revers half
an inch wide, then another row of the
plain linen. then narrow revers, and
so on until five rows of revers are ac-
complished.
Large palm-leaf designs are found
among embroideries on fine handker-
chiefs, and other large designs are
noted. There are many handkerchiefs
with embroidered edges having fine
patterns embroidered about an inch
wide entirely around them, and such
can be had at fifty cents each, just one
half the original price.
An exquisitely fine and delicate speci-
men is in the daintiest of linen lawn,
showing four-inch border of drawn
work. These are especially beautiful.
All these fine handkerchiefs are selling
ut $1.50 each. For nineteen cents you
can secure handsome linen handker-
chief with three rows of hemstitching
above II medium-wdth hem, each cor
ner blocked with Il large square of hem
stitching; and another pretty style at
the same price has half-inch border
Of drawn work above the hem. Twelve
and half cents will secure very nice
linen handkerchief with hemstitched
border, and fifteen cents will buy
those with hemstitched border and
large embroidered initial. An excel
lent quality in linen handkerchiefs for
children, with fast-colored borders, is
offered at five cents each. Brooklyn
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